Friday, May 25, 2007

Traffic report

The congestion pricing pilot program, is opposed by 56 percent of New Yorkers, according to a poll released yesterday. Thirty-seven percent of 1,018 city voters polled by Quinnipiac University said they support the plan to charge drivers $8 and truckers $21 to enter Manhattan below 86th Street on weekdays.

In an effort to cut back on the current congestion, the mayor is cracking down box-blockers:

Its bad enough dithering in Queens lets everyone walk all over them, from their 2-bit politicians to the head-up-their arse Manhattanites, but when you guys do make up your mind you are all wet. Take your cars into Manhattan knuckleheads, but its my lungs you are damaging!

AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE...THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN.

WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED... THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG, AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE. THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.

A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION.

It's actually around 15% or so smaller than at its fullest extension in the late 30's.

Numerous elevated trains throughout Manhattan and central/east Brooklyn were torn down around WW2.

Living in downtown Brooklyn affords excellent transportation options, true, but I don't mind the trains being more crowded if it means fewer cars on the road.

Ultimately, the congestion pricing will ONLY make sense if they dedicate all its proceeds to expanding transportation options. Municipal carparks or garages at subway line terminals make some sense. More importantly, a new train line running N/S in Queens along the old rockaway lines needs to get done.

How about something simple... Bring back train operation style of the pre 1980s - you know - allow key-by and the like. Almost every line was able to run another 5-6 trains/hour, but because 1 drunk motorman had a wreck...

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